"Instagram is hugely popular in Thailand where timing -- the app's rise coincided with mass market adoption of smartphones -- and its use by Thai celebrities made it a must-have app for locals," he tells CNN.

"Thais are less concerned by the privacy issues of tracking their location, and keen to show friends where they've been.

"Plus Siam Paragon itself is more than just a shopping mall in Western terms. Aside from the many shops, cafes and restaurants -- taking a photo of your food/coffee is standard -- there's an aquarium, cinema and more."

Bangkok's penchant for posting filtered shots of Siam Paragon and Suvarnabhumi wasn't enough to put the Thai capital into the top spot for most Instagrammed cities overall.

That honor went to New York City.

"In the course of the past year, we've seen Instagram continue to grow across the globe," says a post on the the photo sharing app's blog.

"We've been amazed to see the community thrive in places like Indonesia, Russia and Brazil. Sixty percent of Instagrammers are now sharing photos and videos from outside of the United States, so we wanted to also share the most Instagrammed cities in the world."

Here they are:

1. New York

2. Bangkok

3. Los Angeles

4. London

5. São Paulo

6. Moscow

7. Rio de Janeiro

8. San Diego, California

9. Las Vegas

10. San Francisco

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